From personal encounters with artists in the exhibition, she developed some long-lasting friendships.

This did not affect our long-lasting friendship and mutual respect.

His personal character is difficult to fathom, but he had a capacity for deep and long-lasting friendships.

That is the starting point of a long-lasting friendship.

Ties of duty had drawn the two men together, but a long-lasting friendship and personal devotion also developed.

They even have long-lasting sexual friendships that could almost qualify as marriages, sometimes.

Nobody won the political debate, but the conversation began a long-lasting friendship and business partnership.

Their discussion about the book led to a long-lasting friendship.

Crew members often form deep bonds and long-lasting friendships.

I'm just not the type to have scores of long-lasting, intimate friendships.